Mitch McConnell Just Grew A Spine, Ruins Trump’s Plans To Pardon Himself (DETAILS)

Yesterday, Donald Trump shocked America when he announced (as part of a ridiculous temper tantrum on Twitter) that he had the “absolute right” to pardon himself. The unhinged POTUS wrote:

As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong? In the meantime, the never ending Witch Hunt, led by 13 very Angry and Conflicted Democrats (& others) continues into the mid-terms!”

Trump’s remarks left many disgusted, so much so that one of the most spineless and prominent Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), has finally found the strength to speak against Trump. Earlier today, McConnell told reporters that Trump should not, under any circumstances, pardon himself. At a leadership press conference, McConnell said:

I don’t think the president needs any advice on pardoning himself. He obviously knows that’s not something he would or should do.”

However, when asked if Trump actually has the legal authority to pardon himself, McConnell said, “I don’t know the answer to that.”

McConnell is far from the only Republican urging Trump to stop talking about pardoning himself. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) warned that a political crisis could follow if the president pardons himself:

It’s an open question among constitutional scholars but there’s no doubt that it would cause irreparable harm to the president’s own presidency.”

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said:

It doesn’t make sense to me. I certainly don’t think it would be a welcome strategy.”

Trump truly believes he’s above the law, and it’s backfiring like crazy. Trump’s behavior and lack of logic have gotten so ridiculous that members of his own party are basically forced to humiliate themselves by going against him in order to save any remaining dignity of the Republican Party.